What I am proud of is I have searched for the best of me and I have been a team man without fail.

I refuse to go into a fast-food outlet - to use the toilet even - in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought I was sneaking in a quick burger.

I play with a fear of letting my team down. That's what motivates me.

I only get the points because I have team-mates who do the work and put me in the position to get them.

I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.

We need to ask ourselves what are we here for and what have we worked so hard to be here for.

My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone.

When you're obsessive, like me, searching for something unattainable can become unhealthy ... it's like falling through the air and grabbing at the clouds.

I'm very happy to be back playing rugby for England again - there were times when I questioned if this would happen.

I know that Martin Johnson [the England coach] was in the stands, but I didn't feel it was up to me to impress them. He and his assistant [Brian Smith] were here to support me.

The grey-ey'd morn smiles on the frowning night Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light.

You always play it open, don’t you?” he asked.“I’ve never noticed you doing otherwise.”“I thought I was the only one who could afford to.

He (Babe Ruth) was very brave at the plate. You rarely saw him fall away from a pitch. He stayed right in there. No one drove him out.

As the season progresses, it's like the doors open up to all the different worlds that were teased about in the pilot.

You always have that moment where you grow up and you're like, "Oh, my god, I'm being exactly like my mother." I think that's everyone's greatest hope and worst fear.

We may not all live holy lives, but we live in a world alive with holy moments.

Sailing is a completely new sport for me and I wasn't sure what to expect but I've definitely got the bug.

I always thought I was more satanic than Manson.

One must be a somebody before they can have an enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force.

I'm excited to work on something where I have a bit more time with it, to explore one personality. That's definitely exciting to me.